Finger rest for firearms



Aprifi 7, 1936. A. P. CURTIS FINGER REST FOR FIREARMS Filed April 19,1933

Patented Apr. 7, 1936 UNETED STATES FINGER REST FOR FIREARMS Arthur P. Curtis, Fitchburg, Mass., assignor to Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works, Fitchburg, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application April 19, 1933, Serial No. 666,881

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to a finger rest for firearms and particularly to an adjustable finger rest positioned between the forward surface of the grip of a revolver and the trigger guard to furnish a rest or support for the middle finger of the gripping hand.

In prior devices of this character, the finger rest is formed by a plurality of filler plates which are positioned between the grip and the trigger guard of the revolver with the lower edges of said plates providing a rest with which the middle finger of the gripping hand engages to permit a lower hold on the grip than would be possible without any finger rest. Because of the varying shapes of the grips and trigger guards of revolvers, the filler plates must be formed specially for each type of revolver in order that said plates, when mounted thereon, will fit properly and provide a suitably positioned rest. Furthermore, the use of filler plates provides a finger rest whose position is fixed and a change in the position of the finger rest for a lower or higher hold on the grip involves the substitution of other filler plates of a different size.

The finger rest has also been formed in some instances as an integral portion of the trigger guard, thereby providing a finger rest having a fixed position and necessitating the substitution of a different trigger guard in order to vary the position of the finger rest. The principal object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable finger rest which incorporates the advantages of the above constructions with none of their disadvantages, and the invention involves a finger rest which is carried by the frame of the gun and is adjustable thereon for varying the position of said finger rest to permit a lower or higher hold on the grip.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a revolver showing a finger rest embodying the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a view of the finger rest removed from the revolver.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the revolver comprises a frame 1 providing the usual handle 2'. which has a forward portion 3 and a rearward portion 4 defining approximately the outline of the handle. A grip member, not shown, engages over the rearward portion 4 of the handle and extends on opposite sides thereof with the forward edges of said grip member substantially in alinement with the forward surface of the portion 3. Forwardly of the portion 3 of the handle and on the under side of the frame is positioned the trigger guard 5 defining between said guard and said forward portion of the handle an intervening finger space within which the middle finger of the person using the revolver is positioned when the latter is in use. Without the provision of any finger rest, the users middle finger engages the frame of the revolver in back of the trigger guard causing the user to grasp the grip member with a high hold which, in some cases, makes proper handling of the revolver difficult.

According to the present invention, the forward portion 3 of the handle is provided with a vertical slot 6 for the reception of a projecting lug I on a finger rest member 8. The lug 1 projects from a surface it of the finger rest member which is shaped to conform to the forward surface H of the forward portion 3 of the handle, as indicated in Fig. 3, and said lug is provided with an elongated slot I2 through which a clamping screw l3 extends. The latter is received in a threaded opening [4 in the portion 3 on one side of the slot 6. An opening I5 on the opposite side of the slot 6 and concentric with the threaded opening l4 receives the enlarged head of the screw l3. When said screw is in the position shown in Fig. 3, the lug 1 is clamped between one surface of the slot 6 and the head of the screw l3 to prevent movement of the rest member relative to the handle. The rest member 8 has an arcuate forwardly projecting portion l6 which is oval in cross section, as indicated, to provide a comfortable rest for the finger and which extends from the forward surface of the handle forwardly across the finger space toward the trigger guard. As indicated in Fig. 3, the portion of the rest member which extends adjacent to the surface ll of the handle conforms substantially in shape to said surface to provide a relatively smooth forward surface for the handle. 50

The position of the finger rest is adjusted toward or away from the lower end of the handle by slightly loosening the clamping screw I3 to permit movement of the lug 1. As indicated above, the grip overlies the opposite sides of the handle portion when in position thereon and effectively covers the head of the clamping screw I3.

I claim:

1. In a revolver construction, a frame having a slot therein, a finger rest and a lug on said rest engaging said slot for supporting said rest in proper position on the frame.

2. In a revolver construction, a frame having a handle portion, the latter having a slot in the forward surface thereof, a finger rest, a lug on said rest engaging said slot, and means for clamping said lug against movement within said slot.

3. In a revolver construction, a frame having a handle portion, the latter having a slot in the forward surface thereof, a finger rest, a lug on said rest engaging said slot, and a clamping screw in said handle portion engaging said lug for holding the latter against movement in said slot.

4. In a revolver construction, a frame having a handle portion, the latter having a slot in the forward surface thereof, a finger rest extending forward from said handle portion, a lug on said rest and engaging said slot to support said finger rest in position, said finger rest being adjustable toward or away from the lower end of the handle, and means for clamping said finger rest in adjusted position.

5. The combination with a revolver construction having a slot therein, of afinger rest, a lug on said rest and engaging said slot for supporting said finger rest on said revolver construction, said lug being adjustable in said slot, and means for clamping said lug in adjusted position.

ARTHUR P. CURTIS. 

